ReviewFrontiers in psychology2016
From Mental Health to Mental Wealth in Athletes: Looking Back and Moving Forward.
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- Gender Differences in the Incidence and Types of Sports Injuries Among Female Athletes: A Scoping Review.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- The Mental Health of Elite-Level Coaches: A Systematic Scoping Review.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- High prevalence of harmful drinking habits and gambling among professional rugby players: mental health symptoms and lifestyle risks among New Zealand Super Rugby players-a cross-sectional survey.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Athletes' access to, attitudes towards and experiences of help-seeking for mental health: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Go, go …. You'll be happier. Psychological variables among cyclists during COVID-19 lockdowns.Heliyon · 2023Article
- An Evidence-Informed Framework to Promote Mental Wellbeing in Elite Sport.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- Case Report: An Application of Wellbeing Science for the Development of Adolescent High-Performance Athletes in the Australian Football League.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- How Does a Sport Psychological Intervention Help Professional Cyclists to Cope With Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown?Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Let's Talk About Mental Health and Mental Disorders in Elite Sports: A Narrative Review of Theoretical Perspectives.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Psychological Screening and Tracking of Athletes and Digital Mental Health Solutions in a Hybrid Model of Care: Mini Review.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- Measuring Well-Being in Sport Performers: Where are We Now and How do we Progress?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Review
- Help-Seeking for Mental Health Issues in Professional Rugby League Players.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Osteoarthritis and other long-term health conditions in former elite cricketers.Journal of science and medicine in sport · 2018Article
- Associations Between Motivation and Mental Health in Sport: A Test of the Hierarchical Model of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Considerations of athletes' mental health are typically framed in the language of mental illness (Hughes and Leavey, 2012), a situation that contributes to stigmatization, denial, and the prevention of effective care. In this article, we provide a critical, narrative review of the extant literature on athlete mental health. Specifically, we begin by providing a brief synopsis of the extant literature on athletes' mental health, illustrating both what we know about (i) the prevalence of mental health issues in sport and (ii) variables contributing to help-seeking behaviors in athletes. Against, this backdrop, we outline Keyes' (2002) two-continuum model of mental health as a theoretical framework that has considerable promise in understanding, talking-about, and intervening to enhance, athletes' mental health. This model posits two related, but distinct dimensions: one continuum indicates the presence or absence of mental health, the other the presence or absence of mental illness. From this perspective, a number of possibilities emerge. For instance, athletes could simultaneously have both positive mental health and experience of mental illness. Alternatively, athletes could be free from mental illness, but in Keyes' terms be "languishing" (i.e., experiencing low levels of mental health). Implications for interventions based on the two-continuum model are discussed, particularly drawing on assets-based approaches to enhance flourishing (Theokas et al., 2005). We conclude the review by considering limitations in our understanding of how to promote flourishing and suggest avenues for further research.
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